Food banks nationwide are grappling with a $500 million budget deficit following a funding freeze by the Trump administration. This suspension affects shipments of produce and poultry that states had planned to distribute to those in need. The Biden administration had previously allocated funds for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, but many food banks are now uncertain about upcoming shipments. The USDA is reviewing food aid programs, which has raised concerns about potential cuts to food assistance programs like SNAP that support millions of Americans.
Food banks across the country are scrambling to make up a $500 million budget shortfall after the Trump administration froze funds for food aid shipments.
Vince Hall from Feeding America highlighted that the USDA is currently reviewing the food aid programs funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation amid these suspensions.
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